Episcopal Insider
Beaches Campus
August 9, 2024
All Campuses
Grandparents’ Day 2025-2026 will be held the first week of November 2025. Specific dates and times will vary by campus. Details will be updated as the school year begins.
Complete updates by September 1 to ensure grandparents receive all communications including the Grandparents’ Day invitation mailing that will provide them with additional details for each campus.
To update grandparent information in My ESJ:
Log in to the My ESJ Parent Portal
Click on “Update My Profile” located under My Tools
Click on “Grandparent Households” to update their information
New This Week
Episcopal School of Jacksonville’s Lower School Campuses partner with Campus Cuisine to provide a convenient way for parents to pre-order and pay for fresh, nutritious lunches. The ordering process is extremely flexible, allowing orders, changes, and cancellations up until noon (ET) the day before! Student’s individually packaged lunches will be delivered to school daily and labeled with the student’s name.
2024-2025 Lunch Partners
Monday – Vitality Bowls
Tuesday – Sierra Grille
Wednesday – Homespun Kitchen
Thursday – Chick Fil A
Friday – Milano’s
Please follow the steps below to register and order your school lunches.
- Go to https://www.campuscuisine.net on your computer, phone or tablet then click register, enter access code BC904 and click sign up.
- Add your students.
- Click Order lunches on the student profile or choose Order from the Calendar to prevent duplication of orders.
- You may order in advance for as many days or weeks as you like, but the deadline to order or cancel lunches for the next day is Noon the day before. If your child gets sick after that, you may notify us by 8:00 AM that morning and receive a credit.
- Click the days of the week to view the dates and lunch options for that day. Then enter a quantity for each menu item that you wish to order.
- Click add to cart and repeat for each student.
- Click your cart and proceed to checkout. Payment can be made via Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Meta or by entering your credit card.
- Please view and confirm your orders by clicking “Lunches/Calendar”.
- To change or cancel lunches, click “Lunches Calendar”, select a lunch, and click “cancel”. You may also click “Lunch List” and “delete”. You will receive a credit that can be applied to your next purchase. Credits must be used to purchase other lunches, are not refundable and expire in June.
Reminders
2025-2026 Important Calendar Dates
- August 26 – Pre-K/K Chapel (Postponed to September 2)
- August 27 – First – fifth grade Chapel – July/August Birthday Book (New Location: Petway Family Performance Center)
- August 29 – July/August Birthday Free Dress Day/Noon Dismissal/Faculty Professional Development (Afternoon Eagles Available)
- September 1 – Labor Day (No School)
- September 2 – Pre-K/K Chapel – July/August Birthday Book
- September 3 – First – fifth grade Chapel – Eucharist
- September 4 – First Parent Association Meeting via Zoom
- September 5 – August Shoutout Free Dress Day
- September 9 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- September 10 – First – fifth grade Chapel
- September 12 – Spirit Dress Day/Parent Coffee with Dr. Fallucco at 8:30 a.m.
- September 16 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- September 17 – Parent/Teacher Conference Day (No School for Students)
- September 19 – Lower School Family Fun Night on the Munnerlyn Campus
- September 23 – Pre-K/K Chapel – September Birthday Book
- September 24 – First – fifth grade Chapel – September Birthday Book
- September 26 – September Birthday Free Dress/Coffee with Adam Greene at 8:30 a.m.
- September 30 – Pre-K/K Chapel/ Volleyball Clinic (third – fifth grade, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
- October 1 – First – fifth grade Chapel
- October 2 – Blessing of the Animals (8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.)
- October 3 – September Shoutout Free Dress Day
- October 7 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- October 8 – First – third grade Chapel/Episcopal Schools Celebration (fourth and fifth grade)
- October 10 – Spirit Dress Day
- October 14 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- October 15 – First – fifth grade Chapel – Eucharist/Noon Dismissal
- October 16 – 20 – Fall Break
- October 21 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- October 22 – First – fifth grade Chapel – October Birthday Book
- October 24 – October Birthday Free Dress Day/Boo Bash (3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
- October 27 – Vision Screening
- October 28 – Pre-K/K Chapel – October Birthday Book
- October 29 – First – fifth grade Chapel – Eucharist
- October 31 – Halloween Parade (8:15 a.m.) and Class Festivities
- November 5 – Grandparents and Special Friends Day
- November 6 – Trimester 1 Ends
- November 7 – October Shoutout Free Dress Day/Noon Dismissal/Faculty Professional Development (Afternoon Eagles Available)
- November 11 – Pre-K/K Chapel – November Birthday Book
- November 12 – Veterans Day Chapel
- November 14 – November Birthday Free Dress Day
- November 18 – Pre-K/K Thanksgiving Chapel
- November 19 – First-fifth grade Thanksgiving Chapel and November Birthday Book
- November 20 – Spirit Dress Day/Fifth Grade Pasta Dinner
- November 21 – Professional Development for Teachers (No School)
- November 24-28 – Thanksgiving Break (No School)
- December 2 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- December 3 – First – fifth grade Chapel
- December 5 – November Shoutout Free Dress Day
- December 9 – Pre-K/K Christmas Chapel
- December 10 – First – fifth grade Chapel – Eucharist
- December 12 – December Birthday Free Dress Day/Lessons & Carols
- December 16 – Pre-K/K Chapel – December Birthday Book
- December 17 – First – Fifth Grade Chapel – December Birthday Book
- December 18 – December Shoutout Free Dress Day
- December 19 – Noon Dismissal/How the Grinch Stole Christmas Performance/Storytime/Caroling
- December 22 – January 5 – Christmas Break (No School)
- January 6 – School Resumes
SAVE THE DATE: New Parent Orientation
We cannot wait to welcome all of our new parents to campus in August! Please be sure to save these date.
- New Parent Orientations (parents only)
- August 13, 5:30 p.m.: New Parent Orientation (Pre-K 3 – Fifth Grade)| Gym and Performing Arts Center
Save the Date: Meet Your Teacher Morning
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 | 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Meet Your Teacher Morning is a time for parents and students to explore their new classroom and meet their new homeroom teacher. Families will receive their carpool tag and students’ spirit shirt (that can be worn during special Friday Spirit Days) during Meet Your Teacher Morning. All students should be accompanied by an adult during this time. *Questions and expectations will be reviewed during Back to School Open House August 22, 2024 |5:30 p.m.).
Note: Teacher assignments will be released on Saturday, August 10 on the My ESJ Parent Portal.
Whether you are planning to shed a happy or sad tear, come join us for a meet up to kick off the new school year!
Details:
Thursday, August 14, 2025
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
BACK TO SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, August 22 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
At least one parent is required to attend this parent only orientation to help familiarize yourself with your child’s classroom routines and expectations, and to get to know the teachers.
SCHEDULE
5:15 p.m. Check-in and get name tags if needed
5:30 p.m. Session 1
6:00 p.m. Session 2
6:30 p.m. Session 3
Teachers will offer three sessions which will include the same information in order to accommodate parents of multiple children. Enrichment teachers will also present during these session times, in their respective classrooms.
Fourth and fifth grade students are invited to join the Beaches Campus Band! Learn to play an instrument – No previous experience needed. Participants may choose from flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, or trombone. New this year – all band students will also learn to play percussion. Students will also explore basic music theory, composition, and improvisation. The band presents two informal performances per year, and has been invited to play with the ESJ Upper School Pep Band at the Lower School Family Fun Night. The Beaches Campus Band rehearses on Wednesdays from 3:10 – 4:30 p.m. in the Music Room. The fee for this year-long program is $25, which covers the band shirt and basic music supplies. Families are responsible for providing their own instruments via rental or purchase. Register for the Beaches Campus Band with trimester one activities sign ups. For those who also play sports, we are working with the Athletic Director to coordinate a way for students to be able to do both practice and band rehearsal. We will start the band program the first week of after school activities and we will leave the option to sign up for the band through the second week in September as students learn more about this opportunity.
- Instrument zoo: Wednesday August 28th at 3:10; parent meeting to follow at 4:30pm
- Band practice: Wednesdays from 3:10-4:30pm, through out the school year
- You may sign up for Band through the end of August
- Students are able to participate in both Band and Basketball (Band from 3:10-4:00, Basketball from 4:00-4:30)
If your student is interested in attending the Instrument Zoo, please RSVP to salekm@testing-phlexon.online by Tuesday, August 27.
Recommended and/or required summer learning activities for each grade are available on My ESJ. Click the “Summer Learning” button for detailed information.